“Dear Aunty, is it really the case that proposed amendments to the Infrastructure Bill are intended to pave the way for depleted shale gas wells to be used as disposal facilities?”

No, of course not poppets, but that is exactly how it’s been portrayed by the groups that will do anything to try and derail shale – including deliberately overplaying risks in order to frighten communities into joining their cause.

So, what exactly are the proposed amendments that have enabled Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and others to whip up so much hysteria?